CVE-2023-4279 (GCVE-0-2023-4279)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-04 11:27 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:17
VLAI
Title
User Activity Log < 1.6.7 - IP Spoofing
Summary
This User Activity Log WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers, allowing an attacker to manipulate its value. This may be used to hide the source of malicious traffic.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 16:08 UTC
CWE
Assigner
WPScan CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 2016 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2bd2579e-b383-4d… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown User Activity Log Affected: 0 , < 1.6.7 (custom)
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Credits
Bartlomiej Marek and Tomasz Swiadek WPScan
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